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WN3 6QS

Winstanley · Wigan · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Winstanley
Local authority
Wigan
Constituency
Makerfield
Postcode district
WN3
Postcode sector
WN3 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WN3 6RH 38 m
WN3 6RA 99 m
WN3 6RQ 100 m
WN3 6RG 108 m
WN3 6RL 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WN3 6QS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
WN
Postcode district
WN3
Postcode sector
WN3 6
Latitude
53.526358
Longitude
-2.659158
British National Grid easting
356,400
British National Grid northing
403,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Wigan · E08000010
Electoral ward
Winstanley · E05015012
Parish or community
E43000164
Westminster constituency
Makerfield · E14001350
Output area
E00032452
Lower layer super output area
Wigan 021G · E01006403
Middle layer super output area
Wigan 021 · E02001307

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
67
Primary
45
Secondary
8

  1. St Paul's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    227 m

  2. Marus Bridge Primary School

    Academy converter

    612 m

  3. Hope School

    Community special school

    667 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Other crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WN3 6 residents
13,020

Age bands in WN3 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.5%

2,220 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

1,331 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.4%

3,098 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.9%

3,549 residents

Age 65 and over
19.8%

2,510 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

27

within 5 km straight-line

  • EXTENDED ACCESS

    BEVAN HSE, 17 BEECHAM COURT, SMITHY BROOK ROAD, WIGAN, WN3 6PR

    ODS code Y05088

    290 m

  • WIGAN BOROUGH SPECIALIST SERVICES

    WIGAN GP ALLIANCE LLP, BEVAN HOUSE, 17 BEECHAM COURT, WIGAN, WN3 6PR

    ODS code Y07697

    290 m

  • SAXENA L

    HOLMES HOUSE AVENUE, WINSTANLEY, WIGAN, WN3 6JN

    ODS code P92038

    859 m

  • KUMAR FAMILY PRACTICE

    CHANDLER HOUSE, WORSLEY MESNES HEALTH CENTRE, POOLSTOCK LANE, WIGAN, WN3 5HL

    ODS code P92024

    1.1 km

  • MARUS BRIDGE PRACTICE

    CHANDLER HOUSE, WORSLEY MESNES HEALTH CENTRE, POOLSTOCK LANE, WIGAN, WN3 5HL

    ODS code P92642

    1.1 km

  • SOUTH WIGAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CHANDLER HOUSE, WORSLEY MESNES HEALTH CTR, POOLSTOCK LANE, WIGAN, WN3 5HL

    ODS code P92647

    1.1 km

  • ZAMAN

    CHANDLER HOUSE, WORSLEY MESNES HEALTH CENTRE, POOLSTOCK LANE, WIGAN, WN3 5HL

    ODS code P92005

    1.1 km

  • NEWTOWN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PEMBERTON PC RESOURCE CTR, SHERWOOD DRIVE, WIGAN, WN5 9QX

    ODS code P92021

    1.5 km

  • PEMBERTON SURGERY

    SHERWOOD DRIVE, PEMBERTON, WIGAN, WN5 9QX

    ODS code P92019

    1.5 km

  • BRADSHAW MEDICAL CENTRE

    BRADSHAW STREET, ORRELL, WIGAN, WN5 0AB

    ODS code P92008

    2.3 km

  • MARSH GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HARROW ROAD, MARSH GREEN, WIGAN, WN5 0QL

    ODS code Y02885

    2.6 km

  • THE DICCONSON GROUP PRACTICE

    FROG LANE, WIGAN, WN6 7LB

    ODS code P92003

    2.7 km

  • BRYN CROSS SURGERY

    246 WIGAN ROAD, ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, BRYN, WIGAN, WN4 0AR

    ODS code P92034

    2.9 km

  • INCE SURGERY

    CLARE HOUSE, PHOENIX WAY, INCE, WIGAN, WN3 4NW

    ODS code P92620

    3.1 km

  • RIVINGTON WAY SURGERY

    PHOENIX WAY, INCE, WIGAN, WN3 4NW

    ODS code Y02274

    3.1 km

  • MESNES VIEW SURGERY

    93 MESNES STREET, WIGAN, WN1 1ST

    ODS code P92634

    3.2 km

  • DR SEABROOK

    1 WRIGHTINGTON STREET, WIGAN, WN1 2AZ

    ODS code P92030

    3.3 km

  • BEECH HILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    278 GIDLOW LANE, BEECH HILL, WIGAN, WN6 7PD

    ODS code P92010

    3.4 km

  • SULLIVAN WAY SURGERY

    SULLIVAN WAY, SCHOLES, WIGAN, WN1 3TB

    ODS code P92011

    3.5 km

  • BILLINGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FIRST FLOOR GARSWOOD SURGERY, BILLINGE ROAD, ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, WIGAN, WN4 0XD

    ODS code N83019

    3.6 km

Showing 20 of 27 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Clapgate Lane

    BCT · Goose Green

    0.2 miles

  • Clapgate Lane

    BCT · Goose Green

    0.2 miles

  • St Pauls Avenue

    BCT · Goose Green

    0.2 miles

  • St Pauls Avenue

    BCT · Goose Green

    0.2 miles

  • St Paul's Church

    BCT · Goose Green

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wigan 021G, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,535 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
7 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

67 open schools are in scope, including 45 primary and 8 secondary schools. St Paul's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 227 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

5 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.